Is it safe to hand control of the deadliest army in the world to a 20-year old? If you are Thracian, Triballian, Illyrian or Theban, the answer is definitely no. Alexander becomes king and fights off threats to his rule in all directions.
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December 7th, 1941, a date which will live
It's history.
One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.
The events. The figures. I take pride in the words, Ich bin ein Violiner. Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall. The drama.
I welcome this kind of examination because people have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook. If we dig deep in our history and our doctrine and remember that we are not descended from fearful men.
It's hardcore history.
One of the things that I find terrifying about life is how fortune can just turn on a dime. And I think it's more of a cynical pessimist's way of looking at that sort of
dynamic than an optimist an optimist would say thank goodness life can turn on the dime you could you know hit the lottery tomorrow change everything wouldn't it so that's that's a certain kind of personality maybe but i'm more of the person who just says okay gosh just protect me from a bolt from the blue that's a great term a bolt from the blue
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